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IMCA’s Centennial Season is theme for Super Nationals Best Looking Car contest

BOONE, Iowa – IMCA is celebrating its centennial in 2015 and the 100th anniversary season will be the theme for the best looking car contest at the upcoming IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals fueled by Casey’s. All drivers in the six divisions competing with centennial themed cars at Boone Speedway over the course of the Sept. 7-12 Super Nationals receive $100 gift cards from title sponsor Speedway Motors. Hobby Stock and Northern SportMod themed cars will be judged on the front stretch during the Tuesday, Sept. 8 program. Modified and Stock themed cars will be judged during pre-race ceremonies on Saturday, Sept. 12. Best Looking Car winners in those four divisions each receive $100 in cash and NitroBee listening devices. Sybesma Graphics gives mini doors to the Modified and Northern SportMod winners and mini hoods to the Stock Car and Hobby Stock winners. The driver of the Best Looking Modified also receives a Sweet steering box. “As we continue our year-long celebration of IMCA’s 100th anniversary, we decided it was a fitting theme for our Best [Read More]

IMCA clarifies wheel rule for Mach-1 Sport Compacts

VINTON, Iowa – IMCA is clarifying its wheel rule for Mach-1 Sport Compacts. OEM wheels with 13-16 inch diameters, with varying offsets and bolt patterns are allowed. However, no alterations can be made to the wheel, hub, brakes or front suspension can be made for any reason. When discovered in post-race tech, the result will be a disqualification. “It has come to our attention that some competitors have been making alterations to make the wheels fit,” said IMCA Competition Director Tom Gutowski, “potentially jeopardizing the structural integrity of any or all of those components.” “Altering the wheel creates potentially dangerous scenarios. Sport Compact rules require the use of OEM wheels,” he continued, “and we allow those wheels to be reinforced per the rules but no other alterations are allowed. The OEM wheel must fit the make and model of the car and if it has to be altered to fit, it should not be used.” Questions about the Sport Compact wheel rule can be directed to Gutowski or Director of Division Development Dave Brenn.

Saturday show at Jackson next for North Star Touring Series

JACKSON, Minn. – Saturday’s IMCA’s North Star Tour show sees five IMCA divisions back in a familiar series setting. Jackson Speedway is site of the June 6 card featuring Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts. Pit gates open at 4:30 p.m. and the grandstand opens at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. with racing to follow. Grandstand admission is $12 for adults, $10 for students ages 13-17 and free for kids 12 and under. More information is available by calling 507 841-2450 and at the www.jacksonspeedway.com website. North Star drivers have visited Jackson Speedway twice each of the last three seasons. The first tour event outside Minnesota is scheduled tonight (Thursday) at Kossuth County Speedway in Algona, Iowa.

Rauen outruns Droste at Marshalltown for first Deery Series win

MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (June 2) – Two drivers looking for career first Deery Brothers Summer Series feature wins squared off Tuesday night at Marshalltown Speedway and it was Jason Rauen going home with the trophy and a check for $3,500. Rauen reeled in Tyler Droste on the 42nd lap of the Miller Lite 50 tour event for IMCA Late Models, then pulled ahead to win by four car lengths. Jeff Aikey, Scott Fitzpatrick and Justin Kay completed the top five. “It feels pretty good to get this win. It’s been a long time coming,” Rauen said. “We’ve led a lot of races and had some crazy stuff happen.” “Some of the best drivers around compete in this series. Any one of the top 10, 15 guys can win on any night,” he added. “You’ve got to have a good car and a little luck.” Fitzpatrick drew the pole and led the first circuit before giving way to Droste, who’d started outside the front row and used the top line to take away the front spot. What proved to be [Read More]

Kenny collects first IMCA win and $5,000 at Route 66 Southern SportMod special

AMARILLO, Texas (May 30) – Brandon Kenny couldn’t have picked a better night for his career first Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center Southern SportMod feature win. Kenny led every lap of Route 66 Motor Speedway’s topless special Saturday evening, earning $5,000 for his main event efforts. The win came in a Ramirez Race Car he and Modified driver Cole Traugott built in his hometown of Woodward, Okla. RRC teammate Mike Roach finished a straightaway off the pace, taking runner-up honors despite a broken right front shock. More than 70 Southern SportMods vied at Amarillo. “I knew we had a chance to run 1-2 because we’ve been running good so far this year,” said Kenny, who came into the night with five top-five finishes in as many IMCA starts at Longdale Speedway and Elk City Speedway. “I was ecstatic to win and when Mike pulled up alongside and held up one finger, then two fingers to tell me we ran 1-2, it made it even better.” Cody Smith, Randy Timms and Kelly Cross completed the top five finishers. [Read More]

Ruter races to Skip Rose Memorial checkers at I-35

MASON CITY, Iowa (May 31) – Ryan Ruter raced to another $1,000 payday ay I-35 Speedway, topping the Xtreme Motor Sports IMCA Modified feature in Sunday’s rescheduled Skip Rose Memorial. Ruter started the 20-lapper from the fifth spot and had the lead when the third circuit was scored. The race stayed green until a car spun and came to a stop in the first set of turns, forcing a green, white, checkered finish. Ruter pulled away to beat Jesse Hoeft to the finish by five car lengths. “We knew we had to get to the lead pretty quick,” said Ruter, who’d swept Frostbuster specials at Hancock County Speedway and I-35 in April. “Everything worked out for us.” Kelly Shryock started 11th and finished third. Rose Rose and Jeff Dolphin completed the top five. Travis Shipman also pocketed $1,000 for his IMCA Sunoco Stock Car feature win, in front of Chad Palmer, Derek Green, Jesse Brown and Kevin Opheim. The third-starting Shipman took the lead in the first set of turns and stayed in front to the [Read More]

“New Blood, Long Haul” program expanded to entice six drivers to the 2015 Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Modified Tour 

Silver Bay, MN (JUNE 1, 2015) – After a very successful sponsorship campaign with the “New Blood, Long Tow” at the 2014 Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Mod Tour ,officials at RACEFEEDX (formerly XSAN) and IMCA.TV have upped the ante by offering another spot for the 2015 tow money campaign. The 2015 RACEFEEDX “New Blood, Long Tow” presented by IMCA.TV will fund six new drivers that have never competed on the Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Modified Tour and grant each driver $500 in tow money to offset the cost of traveling to follow the series of races in North Dakota and Canada. Interested drivers can apply for this promotion by visiting the new website of the Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Modified Tour at: http://dakotamodtour.com/2015-new-blood-long-haul/ A full list of requirements for eligibility is listed, including the following: driver must live at least 500 miles from Mandan, North Dakota (home offices of the Tour), driver has never competed in the Tour, drivers who promote competing sponsors to RACEFEEDX and IMCA.TV are ineligible for the program, and other details available [Read More]

Kossuth County hosts IMCA North Star Touring Series on Thursday

ALGONA, Iowa (June 1) – IMCA’s North Star Touring Series makes its first venture outside the State of Minnesota, when Kossuth County Speedway hosts the June 4 show. Touring IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modifieds, IMCA Sunoco Stock Cars, Karl Chevrolet Northern SportMods, IMCA Sunoco Hobby Stocks and Mach-1 Sport Compacts race at Algona on Thursday evening. All applicable points, including special series points, will be awarded. They’ll be joined by IMCA Late Models running for IMCA Speedway Motors National and Allstar Performance State points. Pit gates and the grandstand both open at 5:30 p.m. Hot laps are at 7 p.m. and racing starts at 7:30 p.m. Pit passes are $25. Grandstand admission is $10. More information is available on Facebook and at the www.kossuthcountyspeedway.com website. The series is at Jackson Speedway in Jackson, Minn., on Saturday, June 6.

Alvarado has 2,000 reasons to celebrate after sweep at Diamond Mountain special

VERNAL, Utah (May 29-30) – The success Ricky Alvarado enjoyed at Diamond Mountain Speedway over the course of his Wild West Tour career carried over to a pair of weekend Racing For A Reason Rumble victories. IMCA Xtreme Motor Sports Modified victories Friday and Saturday at Vernal were each worth $1,000 plus lap money. “I don’t know what it is about Diamond Mountain,” admitted Alvarado, a six-time winner when the Wild West Tour visited. “It’s a fun little track that fits my driving style.” Alvarado started outside pole in Friday’s 20-lapper and had the lead before sliding high and falling back to fourth. He found the line at the top of the track, ran side-by-side with Justen Yeager for two circuits and then eked ahead on the last lap, winning by a car length. Yeager, Brian Ungaro, Chase Hansen and Casey Delp rounded out the top five. Despite a late restart, Saturday’s 25-lapper wasn’t as close. Alvarado started fourth, passed Dusty Safley for the lead on the fourth lap and pulled away on a surface [Read More]

Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Modified Tour online entries accepted starting today

Minot, ND (June 1) – Online registration begins today (Monday) for IMCA Modified and Stock Car drivers following the 26th annual Kupper Chevrolet Dakota Classic Tour. “We set or equaled car count records for the Modifieds every night of the series last year and with increased payouts are confident of big numbers again this season,” Tour Director John Gartner said. “Drivers who want to speed up the entry process can go to the www.dakotamodtour.com website and complete the online form. “That way, their paperwork will already be done when they get to Nodak Speedway for opening night,” he continued. “All they have to do is pay pit pass fees.” Following the Sunday, July 5 opener at Minot, the series is at Estevan Motor Speedway on July 6, at Williston Basin Speedway on July 7, at Southwest Speedway on July 8, at Dacotah Speedway on July 9 and at Jamestown Speedway on July 10. Feature winner pay has been upped to $2,100 for each of the Fast Shafts All-Star Invitational ballot qualifying main events for Modifieds, while Stock Cars [Read More]